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Shawn Horcoff will reportedly retire from the NHL and join the Detroit Red Wings in a player development role.

Horcoff played four years at Michigan State University between 1996 and 2000. The 38-year-old played in 1008 NHL games with Edmonton, Dallas and Anaheim. he scored 186 goals and 511 points during his career. Sun, Sep 18, 2016 01:24:00 PM

Shawn Horcoff registered an assist in Anaheim's 3-0 victory over Nashville in Game 3 Tuesday night.

Horcoff made his series debut after serving as a healthy scratch in the first two contests. In addition to the point, he had a shot on goal and two hits in 9:14 minutes of ice time. Wed, Apr 20, 2016 08:29:00 AM

It will be his first appearance of the series against Nashville. It is expected that Chris Wagner will sit. Horcoff has 11 goals and 29 points in 41 career playoff contests. Tue, Apr 19, 2016 02:21:00 PM

Depth Charts

Ryan Getzlaf is not practicing with his teammates as he continues to recover from a lower-body injury.

Not being able to practice is usually a good indicator in whether or not a player is ready to return to game action or not. Right now, we'd bet against the Ducks captain being ready tomorrow night against the Sabres. He has two points in two games this season.

Anaheim GM Bob Murray hopes to have Ryan Kesler back in the lineup by Christmas.

However, there is no official timeline for Kesler's return. He underwent hip surgery on June 8. Kesler appeared in all 82 games with the Ducks last season, while accounting for 22 goals, 58 points and 83 penalty minutes.

Antoine Vermette scored a goal in Thursday's 3-0 win over the San Jose Sharks.

The 35-year-old picked up nine goals and 19 assists in his first season with the Anaheim Ducks. Vermette hasn't hit the 40-point mark since the 2013-14 season, so it's unlikely that he'll get to that mark this year. He has no fantasy value in standard leagues.

Chris Wagner scored a shorthanded goal in Sunday night's loss to the Sabres.

Wagner, who had six goals in 43 games last year, beat Chad Johnson to tie the game in the second period. The Ducks fell apart from there, however, as Buffalo won 3-1 on the road. Wagner has a point in six games this season.

Normally Grant would be the extra forward but with Ryan Getzlaf hurt, Grant is seeing action as the fourth line center with everyone else on the depth charts moving up a spot. "Especially early in the season, there’s things that take place," coach Randy Carlyle said. "And there’s injuries and training camp bumps and bruises that you’re always having to make adjustments to your lineup. A player like Derek Grant gets an opportunity now. So when one door closes through injury on another player, there’s one player that gets an opportunity. And we’re looking for people to fill holes and seize opportunities." Grant has no fantasy value but it's nice to see the 27-year-old with another chance at playing in the NHL.

Rakell has been a left winger for most of his NHL career, but the Ducks have moved him down the middle this season. "I would say that he's still a work in progress," Ducks head coach Randy Carlyle said. "He shows in some situations how dynamic he can be and in other situations, I think there's still a learning curve to be around the puck more and be stronger on it." He has two goals and two assists in four games this season.

Nick Ritchie will suit up in Friday's game against the Colorado Avalanche.

The injury kept Ritchie out of the lineup for the last three games, but he's good to go tonight. Ritchie had 14 goals and 14 assists in 77 games last season. He'll have some value in deeper fantasy leagues.

The winger's career high is 45, 10 seasons ago, so this hot start has to excite his fantasy owners as there was no way they were expecting this. We cannot recommend Cogliano at this time as we do not expect him to keep it up, but kudos to you if you have had him in your lineup since opening night.

Dennis Rasmussen might end up serving as Anaheim's fourth-line center.

It's a position that opened up when Nate Thompson decided to sign with Ottawa over the summer. The fact that Ryan Kesler is hurt changed things a bit too in that battle as it will likely result in Antoine Vermette moving up in the depth charts. Two of his main competitors at this point are Sam Steel and Derek Grant, but Rasmussen is the favorite to get the job.

Corey Perry scored two goals and an assist in a comeback win for the Anaheim Ducks over the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night.

The Anaheim Ducks came back from a 4-1 deficit in their season opener against the Arizona Coyotes, and Corey Perry led the comeback charge with two goals. Perry scored his team's first goal of the game in the first period, scored his second marker in the second period, before assisting on the game-tying goal by Andrew Cogliano. Perry had a down year last year, scoring 19 goals. But if Thursday's game is any indication, he could return to form in 2017-18.

Jakob Silfverberg had a goal and two assists in Friday's 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings.

The 26-year-old had the best year of his career last season, as he accumulated 23 goals and 49 points in 79 games. Silfverberg has seen his point totals increase or stay the same in each year. Don't be surprised if he picks up over 50 points in 2017-18. He'll only have fantasy value in deeper fantasy leagues.

Eaves returned to action on Wednesday after missing the start of the season with the lower body injury but he re-aggravated the injury in Thursday's game and was unable to go Sunday. Consider him day-to-day for now.

That's quite an accomplishment at the young age of 25 as Fowler came into the league as an 18-year-old and has not looked back. Fowler had a tough night on Sunday as he was a minus-two but played 27:26, the most of any Duck. He is a 35-40 point defenseman and should be on someone's roster at this time.

Francois Beauchemin has reportedly signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the Anaheim Ducks.

He confirmed the news to TVA Sports on Monday. He can earn another $500,000 in performance bonuses. Beauchemin was bought out by the Colorado Avalanche during the off-season, but the veteran seems to have landed in a good situation with his former team. He spent parts of five seasons with the Ducks between 2011 and 2015 and another three seasons with them between 2006 and 2009. He had five goals and 18 points in 81 games with the Avs last season. Don't expect him to carry much fantasy value going into next season.

Josh Manson notched two assists with a plus-3 rating, two blocked shots and two hits in Wednesday's 3-2 win against the Islanders.

Manson posted just five goals and 17 points across 82 games last season. He isn't someone to rely upon for his offense, but he was able to rack up 82 penalty minutes with 227 hits and 79 blocked shots in 2016-17. He tied for 14th in the league in hits last season.

Brandon Montour picked up a shorthanded goal in a 3-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Friday.

Montour joined the rush and took a feed from Andrew Cogliano before firing a wrist shot passed Reto Berra. Montour had another solid game for the Ducks, but still isn't producing enough offence to warrant consideration on your fantasy team. However, he's an offensive talent and someone you should keep an eye on. He has one goal and one assist through five games this season.

Kevin Bieksa will be a healthy scratch in Friday's game against the Avalanche.

Bieksa played in each of Anaheim's first four games, but he's only been averaging 16:37 of ice time. Jared Boll will also watch the game from the press box. Neither player will carry any fantasy value in standard leagues.

Sami Vatanen (shoulder) was back at practice for the first time this season on Sunday.

Vatanen had offseason shoulder surgery and it was thought that he would be back sometime in November at the earliest but coach Randy Carlyle thinks that an October return is possible. Vatanen had only 24 points in 71 games last season but did have 38 points the previous campaign. Expect something in the middle this season from the blueliner.

It was the first time this season that Lindholm participated in on-ice workouts with his teammates after undergoing surgery in the offseason to repair a torn labrum. Lindholm was joined by fellow blueliner Sami Vatanen who also had offseason shoulder surgery. Coach Randy Carlyle feels both will return before their scheduled November 1 date. "If there’s no speed bumps along the way, no setbacks, I would suggest that they will play before too long," Carlyle said. That is great news for the Ducks and poolies who own either or both of the defensemen.

It looks like Jaycob Megna will be part of the Ducks' season opening roster.

Megna was in a battle with Jacob Larsson for a defensive spot and given that Larsson was cut from the Ducks' training camp roster on Monday, it looks like a decision has been made barring some last minute surprise. Megna had five goals and 27 points in 62 AHL contests last season. Keep in mind that defensemen Hampus Lindholm and Sami Vatanen are both entering the season on the sidelines, so Megna might find himself back in the AHL when one of both of them return. Lindholm and Vatanen both might be available in November.

John Gibson allowed two goals on 30 shots in Sunday's 3-1 loss to Buffalo.

Gibson had to leave Friday's game with Colorado early, so it was a good sign he played well on Sunday. He couldn't lift the Ducks, however, and falls to 2-2-1 this season with a 2.66 goals against average and .917 save percentage.

Early thoughts are that Gibson left the game with a hand injury but that is yet to be confirmed. Berra looked solid in relief, only giving up one goal in just two periods of work. Dealing with injuries to both Miller and Gibson, the Ducks might be forced to give Berra a little run of games here on out. Berra doesn't have a good NHL history and we wouldn't recommend picking up up if you are in need of goaltending help. His record this season drops to 0-1-0 with a 1.54 goals against average and .950 save percentage.